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The caskets of Melissa and Mark Hortman. Photo courtesy to Minnesota Reformer

The new, violent era of American politics

Sophia Curran, Content Editor September 17, 2025

Commentator Charlie Kirk was on his “American Comeback Tour” at Utah Valley University when he was shot and killed by 22-year-old Tyler Robinson during one of his debates addressing gun violence. The...

Letter to the editor: Guns to Gardens

Letter to the editor: Guns to Gardens

Connie Harden, Contributor November 10, 2023

On November 18th the Oakland Police Department, jointly with St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, and other community organizations, will hold their third Oakland gun buyback event,...

Letter to the editor: My feelings about Oxford

Joey Colby, Contributor December 4, 2021

A wise and illustrious woman once stated that “The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.” The paralyzation by our legislatures from the act of domestic terrorism in Oxford bring...

Political Focus: Gun violence

Melissa Deatsch, Political Columnist September 20, 2016

The statistics surrounding gun violence are staggering. The total number of incidents involving guns in the U.S. so far this year has reached 40,321. Total number of deaths due to gun violence in the U.S....

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